All of Mr Timothy Gaston’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to estimate the amount of funding required to bring Cloughmills’ NI Water wastewater infrastructure up to a standard which creates capacity to allow for new housing and supports economic development in the village.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to estimate the amount of funding required to bring Clough's NI Water wastewater infrastructure up to a standard which creates capacity to allow for new housing and supports economic development in the village.
I understand that a previous law change has allowed landlords to split houses into three, which, in turn, in Ballymena, has allowed a number of HMOs to fall by the wayside, because they no longer fall into the category of a HMO. Minister, what steps will you take to tighten the law and to ensure that councils are…
Minister, the agricultural targets contained in the draft climate action plan will destroy our agri-industry, with its reduction targets for livestock of 22% in dairy cattle, 17% in beef cattle and 18% in sheep, pigs and poultry. Minister, what steps are you taking to protect the industry that you are meant to…
It remains the case that Intertrade UK has no independent offices; no budget; no staff, apart from those seconded from the NIO; and no website that people can be directed to. Does the deputy First Minister agree that the current footing for Intertrade UK is a poor parallel to the bloated body that is…
I will also ask about the discussion of mother-and-baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses. One of the major problems with previous legislation was the failure to build in a statutory requirement for institutions to contribute to the redress scheme. Why was that obvious shortcoming not addressed in the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the quantification exercise used to project emissions reductions took into account the socioeconomic cost to rural households and agricultural producers.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any part of the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027 has been developed in response to EU directives or international obligations arising from the Northern Ireland Protocol or Windsor Framework.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027 will impact Northern Ireland’s reliance on imported energy, food and manufactured goods.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to set out the estimated cost to taxpayers and consumers of decarbonisation policies in the residential, transport and energy sectors between 2023 and 2027.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any economic modelling was conducted to assess any potential negative impacts of the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027 on small businesses and farming families.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of the green jobs, referred to in his Written Ministerial Statement on 19 June 2025, will be directly created in rural areas as a result of the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of jobs he estimates will be lost in the agri-food sector as a result of the measures proposed in the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide a breakdown of the £718 million capital investment referred to in the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027, including (i) the source of the funding; and (ii) the allocations by Department.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the external consultants and advisory bodies used in drafting the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027, including the total cost of their engagement.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has conducted any analysis of how the draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027 will impact Northern Ireland’s competitiveness within the United Kingdom internal market.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any strategy in place to respond to the projected 51 per cent increase in dementia prevalence in Northern Ireland by 2040.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement his Department has had with the Alzheimer’s Society and other stakeholders in relation to access to emerging Alzheimer’s disease treatments.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to ensure that Northern Ireland does not fall behind the rest of the United Kingdom in access to, and delivery of, new Alzheimer’s disease treatments.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people in Northern Ireland currently living with Alzheimer’s disease; and (ii) an estimate of the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease that remain undiagnosed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the estimated annual cost to the Northern Ireland Executive of implementing the draft Climate Action Plan 2023–2027.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans in place to invest in dementia diagnosis pathways and supporting infrastructure to ensure readiness for the delivery of new treatments.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to prepare Northern Ireland’s health service to deliver future disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of the recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence decision not to recommend lecanemab or donanemab for use on the NHS.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 28662/22-27, whether the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) ranking in the Stonewall Equality Index played any part in the decision of the NICS to take part in Belfast Pride 2025.